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If you stay in villa Allaria, you will appreciate the life in a quiet village, the nature, the calmness, the view, the architecture of a traditional stone-made building and the hospitality of its owners, who will respect your holidays!

In detail

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Yard & Gardens

The villa has about 700 sqm fenced yards and gardens with flowers and trees where you can enjoy the amazing view from any angle! In the garden you will also find a swimming pool, sun beds & sun umbrellas, a fully equipped barbecue, coffee tables and dining areas!

Pool area

A 60 sqm private swimming pool that also has a part for children, with a sunbathing area including sun beds, umbrellas and sitting areas.

Bedrooms

The villa has 4 bedrooms 3 of them located on the first floor and the other on in the ground floor. 2 of them contain a double bed and a single bed, the other one has a double bed and the last one has a double bed & a sofa bed. All the bedrooms have private bathroom, air condition, closet and orthopedic mattresses. Baby cot is also available.

Living room

The villa has a beautiful traditional decorated living room on the ground floor, with TV, DVD, Dining tables, sofas and a fireplace!

Kitchen

On the ground floor you will find a fully equipped kitchen which has all the necessary appliances such as Microwave, Filter coffee machine, Toaster, Kettle, Blender, Dishwasher, Fridge, Freezer, etc. The kitchen has also direct access to outdoors area!

Dining areas

The villa has three dining areas, one indoors inside the living room and two in the outdoors area!

Bathrooms

There are 7 bathrooms in the villa, 4 of them are ensuite. The rest 3 bathrooms are, one on the ground floor and 2 outdoors next to the pool area.

Barbecue

There is a fully equipped barbecue area with a charcoal barbecue and a traditional wood oven in the garden. We will provide you with everything that you might require such as charcoal.

Description of Villa Allaria

Villa Allaria is a traditional villa built in the beginning of 19th century. It was renovated in 2008 by it’s owner without any architectural interventions.

Enough space for one or two families and decorated in traditional style, the villa provides you everything in order to feel like your home!

Layout of our villa:

The villa can accommodate 10 people in beds and up to 12 people. It has 4 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, a large living room, a fully equipped kitchen, an office, 2 large yards with gardens and a 60 sqm pool with an amazing mountain view. It is large enough for one or two families and provides you everything in order to feel like your home!

On the ground floor, you will find a fully equipped kitchen, a living room with a dining area, one bedroom with double bed and a bathroom. On the ground floor there is also an office room.

On the first floor, you will find 3 bedrooms which all of them have a private bathroom and a balcony.

Outdoor area of the villa has about 700 sqm fenced yards and gardens with flowers and trees where you can enjoy the amazing view from any angle! You can either relax under the trees or in our 60 sqm swimming pool area. Our pool is partly separated as children area which your children can spend their day with fun and safety! The building behind the villa also belongs to the villa where you will find bathrooms and a dressing room directly accessible from the pool area. We assure to offer total privacy for our guests.
In addition, there is also a barbecue with sink and dining area where you can enjoy your meal in outdoor area.

One of the most important characteristics of the village is the unique feature of locals. They show great interest in artistic issues. Pottery is their primary activity. You can find that out after taking a walk to the village square, where they exhibit their famous products.

The area where the finds of the homonymous ancient city are found. It is not known when the city was actually built but according to scientists there must have been life in the area in the Geometric period, that is 970-820 B.C.

Visit the village of Melidoni and the homonymous Cave of Melidoni which is located approximately 1,800 meters northwest of the homonym village of Mylopotamos, at an altitude of 220 m and on the south side of Kouloukonas Mountain.

Location

The area around the villa

Allaria was one of the ancient towns of Crete, which is believed that it was placed near the village of “Stavromenos” . The town was well-known for its coins, mostly for those of the third and second century BC , as well as for some signs, which refer to the treaty of friendship signed between Allaria and Paros. The inhabitant ,according to the signs,was called “Allariotis”. That story was the inspiration of our villa's name.

The first time that you visit the village of “Stavromenos” you might have the idea that you are in the middle of nowhere! On the contrary, you are only a few minutes away from some of the best beaches and sightseeing in Crete. 15 min. away from the sandy beaches of Panormo, 25 min from the city of Rethymno, 10-20 min away from “Margarites”, a well known village for its tradition in pottery and art. “Ancient Eleftherna”, with the new built museum or the famous monastery of “Arkadi” are some of the places that the owners will advise you to visit, according to your interests.

Museum of Ancient Eleftherna

Museum of Ancient Eleftherna

The Museum of Ancient Eleftherna is worth a visit for discovering and feeling the ancient history of the area.
It is the first museum inside an archaeological site in Crete, as it is located next to the archaeological site of Eleftherna. The three halls of the museum host the whole history of Eleftherna from 3000 BC to 1300 AD with everyday objects and artworks. It is a modern building opened in 2016, approximately 1,800 sq.m. which together with the surrounding area occupies 3 acres and remotely resembles ark that emerges from the earth, gazing Ida (Psiloritis).
It is divided into two wings with the right one on the ground floor for hosting the guards - ticketing area and the Study Centre in the left area of ​​the exhibition halls of the museum. The architectural project was designed on a human scale, related to the natural environment, while at the same time as modern edifice is absolutely distinct and recognizable of the era in which it was created.

The large surrounding area in front of the museum features gardens and tree planting small parking for people with disabilities and especially paved surfaces with special provisions. In large wide in space on the east side of the museum has formed a natural outdoor theater for the holding of events and for the enjoyment of nature. Everywhere there are trees, plants and herbs typical of the Cretan flora from antiquity to the present day which is also the perfect atmosphere to walk around.

Archaeological site of Ancient Eleftherna

Archaeological site of Ancient Eleftherna

Eleftherna (Greek: Ελεύθερνα), also called Apollonia, was an ancient city-state in Crete, which lay 25 km southeast of Rethymno. Archaeologists excavated the site, located on a narrow northern spur of Mount Ida, the highest mountain in Crete.

The site is about 1 km south of todays Eleftherna, in the current municipality of Rethymno. It flourished from the Dark Ages of Greece’s early history until Byzantine times. The city was founded by the Dorians in the 9th century BC. Current archaeological evidence shows that Eleftherna was one of Crete’s most important ancient cities, a capital city of the Geometric and Archaic periods – that is, the periods when the Homeric poems were disseminated and recorded in writing. According to tradition, the city was named after Eleutheras, one of the Kouretes, who protected the infant Zeus by beating upon their bronze shields thus preventing his father Cronus from hearing his cries and devouring him.

Since 1985 The University of Crete makes systematic excavations each summer and the findings so far are many and impressive. The discovery of a double tomb over 2,700 years old which hid more than 3,000 sheets of gold and the first depiction of the bee as a goddess is one of the most important excavations.

Beaches

Panormo beach

Stavromenos beach

Bali beach

Rethymno beach

Schinaria beach

Damnoni beach

Triopetra beach

Agios Pavlos beach

Preveli beach

Beaches

The closest beaches to the villa that we suggest you to visit are:

The sandy beach of Panormo which is 12 km away. Stavromenos beach which is 15 km away. The beach of Bali which is 23 km away on your way to Heraklion. The long sandy organised beach of Rethymno with its numerous water sports is 20 km away.

On the South coast of the island you can also discover some of Crete’s most amazing natural beaches such as “Schinaria”, “Damnoni”, “Triopetra”, “Agios Pavlos” and "Preveli". The distance to the South coast from the villa is about one hour by car and all the above beaches are located near to Plakias village where you can find shops and many taverns. Crete is a magical island filled with myth and legend, a place to relax the ideal choice for all the family.